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It’s 1892 and cholera is once again making its way through Russia. In Tashkent, ethnic tensions are on the rise and an epidemic is not going to help. In this podcast we’ll be discussing cholera riots, ethnic and cultural differences, and the one…

1897, 1910

Caucasus Region circa early 20th centuryThe map selected is a 1918 British military map of the northern and southern Caucasus region. As a result, you will find that map contains names written in English script. Each province on the map is separated…

"European Russia." This map is from the same plate as the 1914 English-language edition of Baedeker's Handbook for Travelers to Russia. Because we do not have to a high-resolution copy of that particular edition, we are using this 1910 map of the…

This 19th Century English map of European Russia is annotated to show the 1892 spread of cholera up the Volga River, spreading 12,000 miles in 12 days from Astrakhan to Saratof to Samara to Simbirsk to Nizhni-Novgorod. This map highlights just how…